not on your tintype

interjection

An answer indicating outright rejection or denial; no way; absolutely not.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. colloquialAn answer indicating outright rejection or denial; no way; absolutely not.

    He got out an enlistment blank, and placing his finger on a blank line said, "Sign here." I answered, "Not on your tintype." "I beg your pardon?" Then I explained to him that I would not sign it without first reading it.

    1917, Arthur Guy Empey, Over the Top
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APA

not on your tintype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20on%20your%20tintype

MLA

“not on your tintype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20on%20your%20tintype. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not on your tintype,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20on%20your%20tintype.

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